Sentences with phrase «use mechanical stimulation»

Some pathogens use mechanical stimulation as a trigger to induce their virulence and to acquire the ability to damage host tissue.

The principle of using mechanical stimulation to enhance regeneration or reduce formation of scarring or fibrosis could also be applied to a wide range of medical devices that interface mechanical components with body tissues.

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The resulting organoids could either be banked for future use or immediately fragmented and seeded into the «epithelial» channels of multiple Organ Chips where they were further matured by flowing specialized culture medium and applying mechanical stimulation to the channels to mimic physiological peristalsis - like motions.

Researchers are now able to use induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSC) to form a model of human adult - like cardiac muscle by introducing electric and mechanical stimulation at an early stage.